Characters
Setting
Events
100
What is the name of the Farqaurs' son?
Teddy
100
What continent does the story take place?
Africa
100
How old was Teddy when he was given his scooter?
Six years old
200
What is Gideon's job working for the Farqaurs?
He is a cook
200
Where was Teddy when the snake spat into his eyes?
On his scooter OR by a big tub of plants
200
How did Gideon use the plant to cure Teddy's eyes?
He took the root from the plant, chewed it up, and using his hands with spit from his mouth on them pressed them onto Teddy's eyes
300
What nickname did Gideon give to Teddy?
Little Yellow Head
300
Where does Gideon get the plant that healed Teddy from?
The bush
300
What did Gideon hand to the scientist in place of the plant that cured Teddy?
A handful of blue flowers from the grass
400

Who did Teddy tease with his scooter?

Gideon's son

400
What was the setting like when Gideon "led everyone down the kaffir path to the plant that cured Teddy"?
A blazing hot December afternoon
400
What was one of the excuses used by Gideon or the natives when people asked what plant was used for the medicine?
- Couldn't remember - The plant didn't exist - Never heard of such a plant - Wrong season of the year for the plant - It was Gideon's spit that cured Teddy and not the root from the plant
500

What is the general attitude of the white community to the witch doctors and their cures?

disbelief

500

Why does Gideon & Teddy's relationship become more formal as Teddy ages?

racial barrier

500

Why did Gideon not give the cure to the scientist?

to protect the cure & his culture

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